Where does “poikavauva” come from?
poikavauva (Finnish) comes from Finnish poika, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.
poikavauva (Finnish): baby boy
Ancestry of “poikavauva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | poika | boy; son; young |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | poika | son; boy |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pojka | boy; son |